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Lawrence Kasdan

Born 1949 · American film director and film producer

Lawrence Edward Kasdan is an American filmmaker. He wrote and directed Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), and Dreamcatcher (2003). Kasdan also wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Bodyguard (1992) and co-wrote four Star Wars films: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Force Awakens (2015), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).

Lawrence Kasdan, in order

  1. 1980 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back: wrote · directed by Irvin Kershner · critics 93%, audiences 97% · streaming on Disney+, Philo
  2. 1981 Body Heat: directed, wrote · critics 96%, audiences 81%
  3. 1981 Continental Divide: wrote · directed by Michael Apted
  4. 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark: wrote · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 94%, audiences 96% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+
  5. 1983 Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi: wrote · directed by Richard Marquand · critics 83%, audiences 94% · streaming on Disney+, Philo
  6. 1983 The Big Chill: directed, wrote · critics 68%, audiences 77% · streaming on Tubi
  7. 1985 Into the Night: acted · directed by John Landis · critics 36%, audiences 50%
  8. 1985 Silverado: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  9. 1987 Cross My Heart: produced · directed by Armyan Bernstein
  10. 1987 The Facts of Life Down Under (TV movie): produced · directed by Stuart Margolin
  11. 1988 The Accidental Tourist: directed, wrote
  12. 1989 Immediate Family: produced · directed by Jonathan Kaplan · critics 54%, audiences 55% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  13. 1989 Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation: wrote · directed by Eric Zala
  14. 1990 I Love You to Death: directed
  15. 1991 Grand Canyon: directed, wrote, produced
  16. 1992 The Bodyguard: wrote, produced · directed by Mick Jackson · critics 40%, audiences 64% · streaming on Paramount+
  17. 1994 Wyatt Earp: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  18. 1995 French Kiss: directed
  19. 1997 As Good as It Gets: acted · directed by James L. Brooks · critics 86%, audiences 86% · streaming on MGM+
  20. 1998 Home Fries: produced · directed by Dean Parisot
  21. 1999 Mumford: directed, wrote, produced
  22. 2003 Dreamcatcher: directed, wrote · critics 27%, audiences 36% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
  23. 2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing: acted · directed by Wendy Apple · audiences 83% · streaming on Starz
  24. 2006 The TV Set: produced · directed by Jake Kasdan · critics 63%, audiences 58% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
  25. 2012 Darling Companion: directed
  26. 2015 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens: wrote · directed by J. J. Abrams · critics 93%, audiences 84% · streaming on Disney+, Philo, Starz
  27. 2017 Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi: produced · directed by Rian Johnson
  28. 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story: wrote · directed by Ron Howard · critics 69%, audiences 63% · streaming on Disney+
  29. 2022 Light & Magic (TV series): directed
  30. Marty, Life Is Short: directed